Neuroanatomy of Pruritus of Cutaneous Origin

Neuroanatomy of Pruritus of Cutaneous Origin:

• Pruritogen =>
• Free Nerve Endings =>
• Unmyelinated C-nerve fibres =>
• Dorsal horn of spinal cord =>
• Contralateral spinothalamic tract =>
• Posterolateral ventral thalamic nucleus =>
• Somatosensory cortex (post-central cingulate gyrus)

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Tags: Spinothalamic tract - Dorsal horn of spinal cord - Free Nerve Endings - Posterolateral ventral thalamic nucleus - Pruritus - Post-central cingulate gyrus - Unmyelinated C-nerve fibres
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